June 23, 1991 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 4
@BOS 2 CHW 6
TEX 5
(10) DET 4
CAL 3
(10) BAL 11
@KCR 8
(10) BAL 9
@KCR 8
(12) MIL 5
SEA 2 NYY 11
MIN 2 TOR 3
CLE 1 ATL 4
NYM 3 CIN 8
MON 4 LAD 2
PIT 0 HOU 6
@PHI 4 SFG 2
CHC 1 SDP 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 27,561

Sunday, June 23, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:29

Mets

35-32

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  3
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  X    4  8  1

W: K Mercker (3-3), L: W Whitehurst (3-4), S: J Berenguer (10)

Braves

34-32

Won 1

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Boston CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .218  .573    8    2   0   2·2B
D Magadan 1B                  1   0   0   1    1   0  .236  .699   15   11   0   SF,SH
G Jefferies 2B                3   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .714   17    1   3   HR,SF,GDP
K McReynolds RF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .288  .798   11    0   0   2·2B
H Johnson 3B                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .249  .864   19    1   3   IW
M Sasser C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .872   10    4   0   GDP
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
M Carreon LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .672   18    2   0   
G Templeton SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .567   10    3   5   
W Whitehurst P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .435    8    0   2   SH
  R Cerone C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .745         0   0   
  H Brooks PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .879    5    0   0   
Totals                       27   3   6   3    5   4              121   24  15

BATTING

2B: D Boston 2 (5, 2 off P Smith); K McReynolds 2 (18, off P Smith, off K Mercker).

HR: G Jefferies (4, off P Smith; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: G Jefferies (1, off P Smith); D Magadan (3, off P Smith).

SH: W Whitehurst (4, off P Smith); D Magadan (4, off P Smith).

IBB: H Johnson (5, by K Mercker).

TB: D Boston 4; G Jefferies 4; K McReynolds 4; G Templeton.

GIDP: M Sasser (2); G Jefferies (4).

RBI: G Jefferies 2 (29); D Magadan (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Jefferies-G Templeton-D Magadan 2; J Innis-G Templeton-D Magadan.

E: G Templeton 2 (3); H Johnson (16).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .335  .773   11    1   0   GDP
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .299  .859    9    0   2   GDP
J Treadway 2B                 4   2   1   0    0   0  .339  .846   12    2   4   2B
R Gant CF                     4   1   2   4    0   1  .236  .789   13    3   0   HR,2B
L Smith LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .793   13    4   0   SH
T Gregg 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .544   16    8   2   IW
  J Berenguer P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Heath C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .518    6    2   0   
  J Blauser PH-SS             2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .819    2    0   0   GDP
R Belliard SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .531    5    3   1   SH
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hunter 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .306 1.069         1   0   
P Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .398    4    1   4   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Olson PH-C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .769    3    2   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   4    2   4               94   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Gant (16, off J Innis); J Treadway (5, off W Whitehurst).

HR: R Gant (13, off W Whitehurst; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: L Smith (1, off J Innis); R Belliard (5, off W Whitehurst).

IBB: T Gregg (2, by J Innis).

TB: R Gant 6; J Treadway 2; T Pendleton 2; O Nixon; G Olson; R Belliard.

GIDP: T Pendleton (5); O Nixon (2); J Blauser (1).

RBI: R Gant 4 (37).

2-out RBI: R Gant 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Pendleton-J Treadway-T Gregg; J Treadway-R Belliard-T Gregg.

E: O Nixon (1).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Whitehurst, L (3-4)          7     7   4   3    1   4   1   3.68   30   82-57   40· 7·10   16· 6· 3· 0     52    -     1.48   0.01
J Innis, BS (1)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.96    4   12-5     4· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    1.80  -0.31
Totals                         8     8   4   3    2   4   1          34   94-62   44· 8·10   19· 6· 3· 0          2-2

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Smith                        6.2   5   3   2    3   2   1   4.08   27   92-58   33· 7·18   11· 8· 3· 0     53    -     0.74  -0.04
M Stanton                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.43   0.04
K Mercker, W (3-3)             1     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.03    5   18-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.23   0.05
J Berenguer, S (10)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.36    3    9-7     3· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     6   3   2    5   4   1          36  121-73   40·11·22   13·10· 4· 0          1-0

W Whitehurst faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: W Whitehurst (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J Innis (3; T Gregg); K Mercker (2; H Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 27,561.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Boston             CF    1. O Nixon              RF 
2. D Magadan            1B    2. T Pendleton          3B 
3. G Jefferies          2B    3. J Treadway           2B 
4. K McReynolds         RF    4. R Gant               CF 
5. H Johnson            3B    5. L Smith              LF 
6. M Sasser             C     6. T Gregg              1B 
7. M Carreon            LF    7. M Heath              C  
8. G Templeton          SS    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. W Whitehurst         P     9. P Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-2  12-  4   37%  91% R Gant          J Innis         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Pendleton Scores; Treadway Scores/unER
   b 7   1  3-2  1-3  4  -25%  25% O Nixon         W Whitehurst    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   2  3-0  -2-  1   19%  32% R Gant          W Whitehurst    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Treadway Scores; Gant Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  1--  3   14%  54% J Treadway      W Whitehurst    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pendleton to 2B; Treadway to 1B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  2  -11%  26% G Jefferies     P Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jefferies Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   41%  D Boston        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Boston to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  5   42%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Boston Scores/unER
   O      ---  8   43%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   44%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   40%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   39%  J Treadway      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   36%  H Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--  1   43%  M Sasser        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  6   42%  M Carreon       Walk
   O      1--  3   44%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   41%  R Gant          Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   40%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   38%  T Gregg         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  W Whitehurst    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   42%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   43%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   40%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   38%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   37%  P Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   26%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jefferies Scores
   O      ---  4   28%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   29%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   30%  M Sasser        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   35%  O Nixon         Single (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
          1--      38%  T Pendleton     Balk; Nixon to 2B
          -2-  1   47%  " "             Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Nixon to 3B
   O      1-3  4   41%  J Treadway      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF); Pendleton to 2B
   O      -23  6   32%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   24%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   26%  M Carreon       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   27%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   28%  W Whitehurst    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Wally Whitehurst facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   25%  T Gregg         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   23%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   24%  R Belliard      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   21%  P Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   17%  D Boston        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  1   17%  D Magadan       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Boston to 3B
   RO     --3  4   15%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Boston Scores
          ---  1   14%  K McReynolds    Double (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   13%  H Johnson       Walk
   O      12-  1   15%  M Sasser        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Wally Whitehurst facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   20%  O Nixon         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Nixon to 1B
   OO     1--  1   11%  T Pendleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   13%  J Treadway      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  1   32%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Treadway Scores; Gant Scores
          ---  4   34%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--  2   30%  T Gregg         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   32%  M Carreon       Lineout: P-SS (P's Right)
          ---  2   30%  G Templeton     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   32%  W Whitehurst    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Templeton to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   35%  D Boston        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Wally Whitehurst facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Mike Heath batting 7th
          ---  1   43%  J Blauser       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Blauser to 1B
   O      1--  2   40%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blauser to 2B
                  Greg Olson pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th
          -2-  3   50%  G Olson         Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   25%  O Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Mercker replaces Rafael Belliard pitching and batting 8th; Greg Olson moves to C; Jeff Blauser moves to SS
          ---  4   21%  D Magadan       Walk
   OO     1--  3   29%  G Jefferies     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   26%  K McReynolds    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   26%  H Johnson       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   30%  M Sasser        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Wally Whitehurst facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   40%  T Pendleton     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3   54%  J Treadway      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pendleton to 2B; Treadway to 1B
                  Jeff Innis replaces Mackey Sasser pitching and batting 6th; Rick Cerone replaces Wally Whitehurst playing C batting 9th
   RR     12-  4   91%  R Gant          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Pendleton Scores; Treadway Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   91%  L Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gant to 3B
          --3  4   91%  T Gregg         Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  1   84%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Tommy Gregg pitching and batting 6th; Brian Hunter replaces Kent Mercker playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  1   91%  M Carreon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
                  Hubie Brooks pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.

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